Hoopla Coffee & Kitchen | Media Circle | Singapore

Literally next door to Revolution
Coffee at Infinite Studios, it suffers the same poor location issue. The store
is well furnished with different types of vintage style knick knacks from type
writers to a ball game-esque flip score chart. It has a picturesque setting
unlike the sparse furnishing found in some other nearby cafes. More of a bistro
than a cafe, the kitchen whips up sandwiches, waffles, salads and breakfast
offerings like french toast and salmon benedict.

During my visit, I tried their
cappuccino and a slice of toffee crumble. The crumble was fantastic, filled
with delightful buttery crumbly layers and the right amount of gooey toffee on
top to give it that balance of sweet and saltiness. Adding more toffee in the
middle would be great as it does begin to fall apart once you begin eating it.
The slice was rather tall though and would be enough to be shared by two light
eaters.

The cappuccino had a rather sharp
smell. Naturally the drink was stronger than expected from a cappuccino with
lesser milk than others. Still, it was a great companion to finish off the
savoury-sweet crumble with.

However, I was shocked when the
staff announced there were closing at 4pm, an oddity which I stumbled upon
unknowingly. On Tuesdays, they close at 4pm, a full 2 hours earlier than other
days so do take note. They were however nice enough to let me and some other
customers linger till about 4:30pm after the initial announcement.